In 2019, Kelly Slater represented Team USA at the ISA World Surfing Games in Miyazaki, Japan. It was the first time that Slater had represented the stars and stripes at the event in nearly 30 years, and despite his 47 years of age, Slater showed… Read More »
The International Surfing Association (ISA) is pleased and proud to announce Huntington Beach, California, USA, as the host of the 2019 VISSLA ISA World Junior Surfing Championship, October 26 to November 3. The event, which is presented by Visit Huntington Beach, will return to ‘Surf… Read More »
Team Brazil wins Silver, Chile Bronze and Hawaii Copper Colombia’s Freddy Marimon scores first perfect 10-point ride of the event en route to winning Gold in AS-5 Division England’s Melisa Reid makes history as first-ever women’s visually impaired World Champion Past World Champions Bruno Hansen… Read More »
Team USA leads in the team ranking, looking for first-ever Team Gold; Team Brazil and Chile trail USA’s Sarah Bettencourt earns highest wave score and heat total of the event in Women’s AS-4 Brazil’s Jonathan Borba continues to impress with highest heat total in the… Read More »
Colombia’s 13-year-old phenom Freddy Marimon earns highest heat score and top AS-5 qualification spot into Semifinals Defending World Champion Alana Nichols (USA) earns highest women’s heat total despite interference call Visually impaired surfers continue to impress Event moves into single elimination rounds ATTENTION MEDIA: To… Read More »
Full day of competition at 2018 Stance ISA World Adaptive Surfing Championship sees ten divisions take to the water First visually impaired women debut Australia’s Samantha Bloom earns highest heat score of the day, South Africa’s Antony Smyth earns highest total in open divisions Women… Read More »
Record-breaking number of athletes participated in ISA’s Parade of Nations and Sands of the World Ceremony Competition gets off to a blazing start, Brazil’s Jonathan Borba earns highest heat total ATTENTION MEDIA: To download high resolution photos, video news releases, and video highlights, click here…. Read More »
The 2018 Stance ISA World Adaptive Surfing Championship (WASC) presented by the City of San Diego kicks off tomorrow as the world’s best adaptive surfers gather in La Jolla, USA December 12-16 to represent their nations in search of Gold Medals. Twelve individual World Champions… Read More »
ATTENTION MEDIA: To download high resolution photos, click here. The International Surfing Association (ISA) continued its commitment towards the development of adaptive surfing by holding its fourth annual ISA Adaptive Surfing Clinic presented by the Challenged Athletes Foundation Junior Seau Foundation Adaptive Surfing Program in… Read More »
The International Surfing Association has today reaffirmed its commitment to Surfing’s long-term Olympic future and its inclusion at both Paris 2024 and Los Angeles 2028, after the sport was recently named the Official Sport of California. Last month, California State assembly member Al Muratsuchi wrote and shepherded through the legislature that named… Read More »
The ISA’s Educational Programs partner in the United States, Surf Education Academy (SEA), have been busy in recent months training Surf Coaches and Instructors from all over the USA and across the world. Surf Coaches from near and far have come to partake in the… Read More »
12 Men and Women Crowned in 4 Disciplines USA SUP/ PADDLEBOARD International Travel Team is Selected for ISA World Games in Denmark First Time USA International Team Was Selected by Competition San Clemente, CA – USA Surfing held the first ever SUP/Paddleboard Team Trials &… Read More »
National Championships held in five continents to select Adaptive Surfing teams to compete December 8-11 The 2016 Stance ISA World Adaptive Surfing Championship, set to take place from December 8-11 at La Jolla Shores beach in California, has spurred worldwide development of Adaptive Surfing as… Read More »
Team USA has announced an excellent squad to compete in the 2016 INS ISA World Surfing Games from August 6-14 in Playa Jacó, Costa Rica. Brett Simpson will lead the charge for Team USA, who took the Team Gold Medal in 2009, the last time the event… Read More »
BRODY WELTE NAMED HEAD COACH FOR USA SUP/PADDLEBOARD TEAM USA SUP/PADDLEBOARD ADVISORY PANEL FORMED Effective immediately, the executive director of Surfing America, Greg Cruse announced the new 2016 Coaches for the USA SUP/Paddleboard team and key addition to Surfing America Board of Directors. – Erik… Read More »